Jesus and Satan have an argument as to who is the better programmer. This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to hold a contest, with God as the judge. They set themselves before their computers and begin. They type furiously, lines of code streaming up the screen, for several hours straight. Seconds before the end of the competition, a bolt of lightning strikes, taking out the electricity. Moments later, the power is restored, and God announces that the contest is over. He asks Satan to show what he has come up with. Satan is visibly upset, and cries, “I have nothing. I lost it all when the power went out.” “Very well, then,” says God, “l(fā)et us see if Jesus fared any better.” Jesus enters a command, and the screen comes to life in vivid display, the voices of an angelic choir pour forth from the speakers. Satan is astonished. He stutters, “B-b-but how? I lost everything, yet Jesus' program is intact! How did he do it?” God chuckles, “Everybody knows... Jesus saves.”
耶穌和魔鬼撒旦爭(zhēng)論誰(shuí)編程編得好。他們爭(zhēng)了幾個(gè)小時(shí),最后同意進(jìn)行一次編程競(jìng)賽,由上帝做裁判。他們?cè)谟?jì)算機(jī)前安排好,就開(kāi)始了。他們飛快地敲擊鍵盤(pán),一行一行的代碼在屏幕上滾動(dòng),一直進(jìn)行了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。就在競(jìng)賽快要結(jié)束前幾秒鐘,突然一個(gè)閃電,停電了。隔了一會(huì)兒,電就恢復(fù)了。上帝宣布競(jìng)賽結(jié)束。他讓撒旦展示做了些什么。撒旦顯然很惱火,大聲喊叫說(shuō):“我什么也沒(méi)有。我編的程序停電時(shí)全丟了?!鄙系壅f(shuō):“很好,那么我們來(lái)看看耶穌的結(jié)果有沒(méi)有好一點(diǎn)。”耶穌打了一條命令,屏幕上出現(xiàn)了生動(dòng)的畫(huà)面,揚(yáng)聲器里傳來(lái)了天使合唱的美妙音樂(lè)。撒旦驚呆了。他結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說(shuō):“怎……怎么會(huì)呢?我丟了一切,而耶穌卻一點(diǎn)沒(méi)受影響。他是怎么干的呢?”上帝笑著說(shuō):“每一個(gè)人都知道……耶穌saves?!保╯ave這個(gè)字用在計(jì)算機(jī)上的意思是“存盤(pán)”,而用在耶穌身上的意思是“拯救”。)